How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Estimate

   In what year was Gametime founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2012

   Gametime was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

2. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • United States
   • Japan
   • Canada
   • France
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   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • StubHub
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   StubHub was founded in 2000, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Gun.io
   • 99
   • Third Bridge
   • StubHub
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   StubHub

   StubHub is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms StubHub profile

5. Estimate

   How big a cut does Vivid Seats take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   Vivid Seats takes 10%. Its fees: 10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: Vivid Seats Vivid Seats profile

6. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • SeatGeek
   • StubHub
   • Vivid Seats
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   Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Multiple choice

   How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?

   • Days after the event
   • Months
   • 1-2 weeks
   • Days
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   Days after the event

   Typical time to first pay on ticket resale platforms: Days after the event.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

9. Multiple choice

   Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

   • Australia
   • India
   • United Kingdom
   • United States
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   United States

   TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Gametime
    • viagogo
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    viagogo

    viagogo was founded in 2006, Gametime in 2012.

    Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

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